American Military Technology The Life Story of a Technology

Subjects:

• Science » Scientific Technology
• Military Studies » Military History
• History » American History (General)

Reviews:

• Follows a straightforward chronological timeline (indeed, the book includes an actual timeline in its front matter), with the exception of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, where military and naval developments are covered in parallel chapters. The chapters for each era, in turn, are organized thematically.... a useful overview of the subject, and the select bibliography suggests further readings over a wide range of accessibility.
  —H-War September 2007
• [P]rovides solid historical underpinnings for more advanced discussions about, and research into, these and similar subjects.
  —The Journal of Military History .
• Aimed at students and general readers, this volume surveys the development of American military technology from the early 19th century through the end of the 20th century. The technological innovations described are also placed in the larger context of American social, political, and economic development. Supplementary materials include a timeline and a glossary of terms. Hacker is curator of military history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
  —SciTech Book News June 2006

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Before Industrialization: Through the Early 19th Century
• Transition to the Industrial Age: Mid-19th Century
• Military-Technological Revolution: Late 19th Century
• The Naval-Technological Revolution and the Rise of Navalism: Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
• Catastrophe of Industrial War, 1914-1918
• From War to War, 1919-1941
• Climax of Mechanization, 1942-1945
• Military Research Institutionalized, 1945-1951
• Strategic Technologies Ascendant, 1952-1965
• The Impact of Vietnam, 1965-1980
• A New Era in Warfare? 1980-2000
• Selected Readings

PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood Science and Health 2008.pdf	Sale Catalog 2008.pdf